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Field of use

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A contract term limiting a license to specific purposes, products or industries.

For example, a license may allow use only for training customer support models, or only for evaluation.

Narrow fields of use let an owner license the same data to different buyers for different purposes.

Why Field of use matters when licensing company data to AI

Field of use is a contract term that limits a license to specific purposes, products or industries. A license may allow use only for training customer support models, or only for evaluation. Narrow fields of use let an owner license the same records to different buyers for different purposes, so the wording is negotiated carefully.

  1. 01Your work records
  2. 02Personal details removed
  3. 03You approve the release
  4. 04Licensed to AI developers
How it works with SourceX: Your work records → Personal details removed → You approve the release → Licensed to AI developers.Illustrative

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